To be or Noct to be?

Mike Harris makes a case for (and against) the already legendary Nikon Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct and its future in Nikon’s line-up

- Mike Harris

This issue we got our hands on Nikon’s Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct (see page 104). It came in the beastly CT-101 Lens Case, which looks like something John Wick might use to carry his personal effects. And that’s no bad thing: if I owned an £8k lens I’d want to protect all of that lovely glass, and by all accounts it really is lovely.

While nobody in their right mind is questioning the quality of what is arguably the niftiest nifty fifty (ish) in existence, the price point and indeed timing (in Z mount’s infancy) of the release has left a few forum regulars scratching their heads. Here’s what I think.